NACD Webinar. April 18, 2013 Robert R. Dobos National Soil Survey Center Lincoln, NE
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1 NACD Webinar April 18, 2013 Robert R. Dobos National Soil Survey Center Lincoln, NE
2 Historical context What the system does What is prime farmland? When is LESA used? Making a LESA System: Key players Making a LESA System: LE and SA Criteria
3 In the late 1970s, farmland loss became recognized as a serious National problem National Agricultural Lands Study (NALS) commissioned by the Secretary of Agriculture 1981 Congress enacts Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) to reduce unnecessary conversion of farm, forest, and range lands due to federal projects 1981 Initial Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA) system developed in Orange County, New York
4 LESA provides a consistent, flexible, defensible, science-based method for evaluating the relative agricultural importance of parcels LESA is analytical tool, not a farmland protection program OR
5 Land that has the best combination of physical and chemical characteristics for producing food, feed, forage, fiber, and oilseed crops and is also available for these land uses Prime farmland has the soil quality, growing season, and moisture supply needed for the agricultural productivity to sustainably produce high yields of crops when treated and managed according to acceptable farming methods Prime farmland keeps the growers options open, since the land is not limited, in terms of what can be planted, by slope, wetness, droughtiness, acidity, alkalinity, or excessive erodibility Generally is Land Capability Class 1 or Class 2 Also have Farmland of Statewide Importance, Farmland of Local Importance and Farmland of Unique Importance
6 Prime timberland is land that has soil capable of growing wood at the rate of 85 cubic feet or more/acre/year (at culmination of mean annual increment) in natural stands and is not urban or built-up land uses or water (Note the growth rate is independent of species) Typically, this is land currently in forest, but does not exclude qualifying lands that could realistically be returned to forest
7 Prime rangeland is rangeland which, because of its soil, climate topography, vegetation, and location, has the highest quality or value for grazing animals. The (potential) natural vegetation is palatable, nutritious, and available to the kinds of herbivores common to the area
8 Federal agencies use a LESA: *Whenever federal money is to be used on a project that will convert farmland to non-farm uses, as mandated by FPPA State and Local governments use a LESA to: * Assess the impact of projects on agricultural lands * Assess property taxes on agricultural lands * Evaluate farms for purchase of development rights * Plan public works projects
9 * Contact the NRCS State Soil Scientist first. They can best help with Land Evaluation Provide prime and important farmland lists and maps Many soil surveys in Web Soil Survey do not report crop yields Tools exist, like the National Commodity Crop Productivity Index, to assist in arraying the soils of a county for their agricultural productivity Some states have an index of their own (IA, MN, MT, for example)
10 Community members are needed for the Site Assessment component Farmers and ranchers State and/or local planners State and/or local elected officials Extension service Citizens NRCS staff Conservation District staff
11 Land Evaluation Criteria and Points Soils are evaluated basis of their relative productivity for crops grown locally, land capability classifications, and important farmland status Soils within the local government jurisdiction are examined and given a relative value score from 1 to 100 points This is the Relative Value Rating of the Form AD 1006
12 Site Assessment Criteria and Points Example Percentage nonurban land use within a mile of proposed project (15 points max) Percentage of the site perimeter that borders nonurban land use (10 points max) Percentage of the site that has been managed for a crop in 5 of the past ten years (15 points max) Is the site subject to local farmland protection (20 points) How close is the site to a built-up area (15 points max) How close is the site to urban infrastructure (15 points) Is the site an average size for the area (10 points) How much land will be made non-farmable (10 points)
13 Amount of on-farm investment (barns, etc.) (20 points max) Are there farm support and markets (5 points max) Would removing this farm from production adversely affect other farms and businesses (1o points max) Is the proposed land use incompatible with the surrounding agriculture (10 points max) * Summation is the Site Assessment Points of the 1006 * Actual point values are set by the team that makes the LESA
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16 Web Soil Survey American Farmland Trust Farmland Information Center Farmland Protection Policy Act Manual LESA Handbook ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/nssc/land_use/lesa_handbook.pdf LESA Guidebook Form AD
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